Hanwa line crash just now

[keitaro]

Hey all on train to wakayama the train 5 mins in front hit a car at a level crossing at 8:48

 

Train staff says 1+ hr to fix so stuck in-between stations

 

Currently just passed kii station train is just in front of us before musota station i think.

[keitaro]

Update

 

Still waitinghowever I managed to get a shot.

 

Not sure if there was a fatality but the car is gone when I was able to get pic.

 

The train looks ok from the shot when zoomed in hopefully only minor accident for the driver

 

Using I crap ATM so cannot upload a pic of the train

[bikkuri bahn]

According to a news report it was a Kyoto-bound ltd. express (Kuroshio #6, six cars) which collided with a kei truck.  The driver of the kei truck was injured and sent to hospital. Services were back to normal at 10:36.

 

http://www.asahi.com/national/update/0831/OSK201208310018.html

[bikkuri bahn]

JR West has been experiencing a lot of grief with this line- on the 24th and again on the 29th of this month, persons have gone under the (closed) crossing gates and been hit and killed by passing trains.

[keitaro]

Yeah the driver originaly announced service before us

 

Once we got back to the station it was on opposite side and not too far from the station.

 

Also the train driver had seen the truck and managed to break early enough to minimize damage.

 

I got a pic of the train looks fine no issues.

[Sacto1985]

If this accident does not result in a fatality I would be REALLY surprised. From the picture posted on the Asahi Shimbun web site, the cab of the Kei truck was almost mangled beyond recognition....

[miyakoji]

The link that Bikkuri included above has been updated, I think; it says the driver of the vehicle has died.

[bikkuri bahn]

The 80 year old driver of the kei truck actually had exited his vehicle, but was struck by the same when it was impacted by the oncoming train.  The train driver noticed the truck at about 100m before the grade crossing, and emergency braked.